Full Review

Smith Devereux

Smith Devereux
2018 Zetta, Red Meritage, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.9%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$64
Cellar Selection

Smith Devereux
2018 Zetta, Red Meritage, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Other US Red

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.9%
Deep purple color. Inviting aromas and flavors of stroopwafel, cashew butter on raisin toast, cassis pie a la mode, and fresh parsley with a silky, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a graceful, intricate, long finish with overtones of vanilla toffee, spiced nuts, and earth with fine, chewy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A supple and delicious Merlot-forward red blend that is drinking delightfully now and will do so for some time.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, New World, Oaky, Rich & Full & Savory
Aroma Aroma: stroopwafel, cashew butter on raisin toast, cassis pie a la mode, and fresh parsley
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with overtones of vanilla toffee, spiced nuts, and earth
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A supple and delicious Merlot-forward red blend that is drinking delightfully now and will do so for some time.

The Producer

Smith Devereux Wines

The Producer
1500 3rd St. Suite B1
Napa, CA 94559
USA
1 773-426-2326

Other US Red

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
'Other Red' is a catch-all category for both uncommon grape varietals and uncommon combinations of varietals. There are little pockets of other red varietals grown throughout the US. In California, Italian varietals such as Barbera, Gignolino, Primitivo, and Nebbiolo and esoteric Rhone varietals like Cinsault and Carignano can be found. Tempranillo, best known as the principal red variety of Spain’s Rioja, can also be found in small plantings in the Southwest where hot grown conditions favor the grape. Many producers throughout the US produce blends of Bordeaux with non-Bordeaux varietals such as Zinfandel, Petit Sirah, Syrah and even hybrids like Chambourcin that fall under our Other US Red category.